Mashed Tofu Salad with Spinach (Shiraae) 涼拌菠菜豆腐 ほうれん草の白和え

Shiraae白和え is a very popular traditional Japanese side dish, which is seasoned mashed tofu mixed with vegetables. Shiraae is served chilled and has a light and refreshing flavour, making it a perfect summer dish! It is also super easy to make, we are only mixing the tofu with spinach this time, but you can replace/add more veg if you wish to, such as carrots, konnyaku, edamame, hijiki, kale, etc. The traditional way is to use sesame paste by grinding the roasted sesame seeds, but we love to substitute it with peanut butter for a stronger nutty flavour (and less effort :P).

白和え是一款很常見的傳統日式小菜，是把豆腐搗碎後調味，然後加蔬菜拌勻。這款涼拌菜十分輕盈清爽，是很適合夏天的小菜！而且煮法很簡單，我們這次只用了菠菜去拌豆腐，但你可以加入/換成其他喜歡的蔬菜，例如紅蘿蔔、蒟蒻、枝豆、羊栖菜、羽衣甘藍等等。傳統的做法是把白芝麻用砵磨成醬作調味，但我們更喜歡用花生醬取代芝麻，果仁香豐富之餘，做法亦更簡單！

Ingredients材料:

Momen Tofu (Firm Tofu) 木綿豆腐 – 1/2 pc件
Spinach 菠菜 – 1 pack包
Crunchy/Smooth Peanut Butter 粗粒或幼粒花生醬 – 1tbsp湯匙
Miso 味噌 – 0.5 tbsp 湯匙
Sugar 糖 – 1 tsp茶匙
Soy Sauce 醬油 – 1 tsp 湯匙

Method做法:

1. Drain the tofu – wrap it with kitchen paper and put some weight on it, leave it for 15-20 mins. 去除豆腐水份 – 用廚房紙包好豆腐，然後上面放上重物，放置15-20分鐘。